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INF/mp5 CHAIR..

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A. SPRUNG.

INFANTS CHAIR. APPLICATION FILED MAY I8, IQII.

1,286,822. Patented Dec. 3, 1918.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oinnon.

ABRAHAM SPRUNG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,-AS SIGN0.'R 0F ONE-HALF T0 RUSSELL T.

' BINDER, 0F ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

IN FANTS. CHAIR.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM Simone, a citizen of the United States of America, residin at New York, in the county of New York, tate of New York, have invented certain Improvements in Infants lChairs, of v which the following is a description, refer-r ence being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and relatively inexpensive foldlng auxiliamv or infants seat, designed when in use to be suspended from the back 'of an ordinary chair or any other convenient support, with its parts so related and connected as to provide for compact folding to occupy theV minimum space for storage and shipment vwhile insuring the utmost stability to resist displacement of the parts, particu# [arly against outward pressure when ad-` justed for use.

.Further 'objects and advantages of the 1nvention will appear in the following description yof a preferred embodiment, it being understood that changes in the form, prol portion and minor details may be resorted sitions. so as to` to within the scope of the appendedclaims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings,

Figure l is a perspective view of a ferred embodiment of the invention prewith its parts set up in normal operative positions, the same the back of an Fig. 2 is 'a plan view seen when folded.

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the device in its extended or operative condition. I

Fig. 4 is a front view showing the device in full lines in its folded position and 'in dotted lines in its extended position, the tray being indicated in full lines in its foldbeing shown suspended from ordinary chair. of the vstructure as ed relation to the. other parts and in dotted l lines in its .normal and in three intermediate positions between the normal and folded poindicate the movement thereof-in passing from one position to the other.

AIn the construction illustrated, the seat or base 10 is substantially coextensive in area with those of the back 11 and tray 12 which, as shown in Fig. 2,l are adapted to be foldedl to occupy a common plane upon the seat or base and inrcontact therewith Specification of Letters Patent.

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Patented Dec. 3, 1ers.

Application led May 18, 1917. Serial No. 169,415.

withv the operative surfaces thereof facing that of the seat or base so that said parts are mutually protective when-the parts are folded.

The arms 13 are connected with front standards 14 and rear standards 15 to form side frames which are inwardly foldable to the position indicated in Figs. 2and 4 by connecting the lower extremities of said front and rear standards through the agency of a rod 16 forming a spindle and mounted in a bearing provided by a front to rear bore 17 produced as shown in the thickness of the seat or base, and in practice the rear standard, spindle, front standard and arm of each side frame may be formed from a single rod with the rear extremities of the arm suitably attached as by a weld with the rear standard to constitute a unitary structure. In order that the arm portions of the side frames may occupy positions on the top of the back and tray when folded, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, while permitting the front and rear standards to lie in the plane of the-seat, said arm portions are oii'- set outwardly from the plane of the front and rear standards, and the forward offsets indicated at 18 perform the further function of stops to limit the forward movement, and' prevent displacement of the trayV which is connected with oneof the side arm elements by means of a bail 19, to provide for its re# versal in folding, and is also provided with yielding orspring clips 20 and 21 for respective engagement with the side arm elements when the parts are in their operative Similarly, the back which is hinged, as at 22, tothe seat or base is provided with yielding or spring clips 23 for engagement lwith the rear standards which may be sprung thereinto after the elevation of the back by the outward pivotal movement of the side frames. and after this engagement has beenv effected, the engagement of the clips 20 and 21 of the traywith the Aside arm elements will serve yto lock all of the vparts in their proper relative positions, the engagement of the clip 20 with its respective menty being effected by a downward movement, and said cli serving therefore in conjunction with the ail 19 to prevent endwise movement in either direction of the tray. That end of the tray which carries the `clip 20 must be raised to disengage said clip from side arm ele- Q A n 1,286,822

the `side arm element beforeiany folding movement of the other parts can bev effected. The inwardly facingjclips 21 and 23 of the tray and back serve to displacement of the side frames when properly engaged with the latter. Also to avoid marring the chair back or other supportfrom Iwhich the devicemay be suspended, the hooks 24 may be provided with cushioning shields or sleeves 25 of rubber or equivalent material.

Also cushioning pads 26 may le provided on the rear surface of theseat back for contact with the back of a chair or other supporting means,v and as a positive lock which will serve to maintain all of the parts of the device in their set up positions against accidental displacement, the yielding arms of the bail 19 may be snapped into spaced catches 27 formed at the extremities of a plate 28 or its equivalent secured to the under surface of the tray or transverse element 12, it being necessary in order to re least the parts for folding tospring the arms of said bail out of engagement with the catches. In Fig. 2l the bail forming one element vof the locking member isl sho-wn in dotted lines in its engaged position. ,4 Y

It will be understood that any suitable material may be'employed in the construe-- tion of the seat, particularly with reference ment and including back standards, means .l elements and being connected with one of l for interlocking the back with the back standards when in operative relative positions, and a reversible tray provided with c means for engagement with the side arm them by means of a bail.

2. A seat, a back hingedly mounted upon the seat, inwardly foldable side arm elements also mounted uponk the seat and having front Y and rear standards and a yconnecting arm portion, the latter being offset from the plane of the standards, means for connecting the back with the rear standards of the side armelements to prevent outward displacement of the latter, and a tray provided with p prevent outward Vmeans for engaging arm portions of theside D arm .elements 'and having aswinging conr neetion withoue ofv them. '3. A seat, al backhingedly `mountedup'on the seatfor inward folding movement, side arm elements mounted upon the seat for inward folding movement ,and having front and rear standards and la connecting arm portion, clips on the back for receiving and holding the rear standards to resist outward movement thereof, a' tray provided with means -for engaging the arm portions of the side arm elements, and a swinging hail connecting said tray with one of -the arm portions to permit of the reversal of the tray.

4. A seat, a back hingedly mounted upon the seat for inward folding movement, side armelements mounted upon the seat for inward folding movement and having front and rear standards and a connecting arm portion, clips on the back for' receiving andholding the rear standards to resist outward movement thereof, a tray provided with means for engaging the arm portions of the side arm elements, and a swinging bail, connecting said tray with one of the .irm portions, the arm portions being offset from the front standards toprovide stops for limiting the forward and rearward movement of thel tray.

-5. In combination, a seat, a back hingedly mounted upon the seat for inward folding movement, side arm elements mounted upon the seat for inward folding movement and having front and rear standards and a connecting arm portion, clips on the back for engaging the rear standards to resist outward movement thereof, a transverse seat spanning member provided with means for engaging the side arm elements, and means for swingingly connecting said transverse member to one of the side arm elements and consisting of 'a bail mounted upon the under side of the transverse'me b er and having transversely yielding" arms, in combination with clamps carried by the transversemem-` ber for engagement with said arms when the bail land transverse member are their nori mal ositions.,

this 14th day of May A.AD., 1917. .n 1 ABRAHAM SPRUNG. i

Witnesses: f 4

YJOHN Kamm,

ALAN H. Hmmm.

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